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deborah villalon live now in santa rosa where 14-year-old marcus johnson was remembered today. >> reporter: heather this message at rincon valley middle school will greet students returning tomorrow from spring break. expressing the sorrow many of them shared today. >> reporter: when he was 3 years old he started watching his cousin chase race. >> reporter: both racers both champions until a freak accident with a steering wheel sent one teenager's car careening out of control hitting and killing his own cousin. >> marcus was watching a race in marysville when a freak unforseen, unavoidable accident took place. >> reporter: that was the only mention of the crash as a crowd filled this church and overflowed into two other rooms. 1,700 people in all. >> he would be overwhelmed i think he would say wow, cool. but i wish they all were in an arena some where watching me play basketball. >> reporter: basketball was the eighth graders other passion. >> he didn't turn his uniform in immediately at the end of the season. >> reporter: his coach remembers an apology marcus wrote to him. >> not only di
deborah villalon live now in santa rosa where 14-year-old marcus johnson was remembered today. >> reporter: heather this message at rincon valley middle school will greet students returning tomorrow from spring break. expressing the sorrow many of them shared today. >> reporter: when he was 3 years old he started watching his cousin chase race. >> reporter: both racers both champions until a freak accident with a steering wheel sent one teenager's car careening out of control...
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the students at the middle school in santa rosa gathered together last night to remember marcus johnson. on saturday, he was one of two people in the pit area of the raceway park killed by an out of the control car. the car was actually drive were by marcus' own cousin, a 17-year-old chase johnson, a senior at petaluma high school. mourners noted the double tragedy. >> since first grade he would bring the race cars to school forever vents and it was fun to see. >> i cannot thing of a worse tragedy. he and his cousin were as close as you could be the they raced the same raceway. >> the cause of the tragic crash is under investigation. some family members say the steering wheel of the car came off. >> developing news in vallejo, police there are investigating their 6th murder. officers found a man shot to death last night, someone called police to report shots fired in a home. officers found the victim dead inside a garage. they say he was an older man. they have not released his name. no arrest or motive. this is vallejo's second homicide since thursday. >> today the former santa clara s
the students at the middle school in santa rosa gathered together last night to remember marcus johnson. on saturday, he was one of two people in the pit area of the raceway park killed by an out of the control car. the car was actually drive were by marcus' own cousin, a 17-year-old chase johnson, a senior at petaluma high school. mourners noted the double tragedy. >> since first grade he would bring the race cars to school forever vents and it was fun to see. >> i cannot thing of...
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johnson was struck and killed by a race car at marysville raceway. johnson's cousin was driving the car when he lost control and crashed into the pit area. the accident also killed 68- year-old dale wonderjim. hundreds of people are expected to attend a memorial service to remember his life. investigators say they are still looking into that exact cause of the crash. >>> highway patrol is investigating a deadly head on crash in sunol involving three vehicles. it happened yesterday morning on highway 84. chp says the driver of a dodge a 46-year-old man from hayward drifted into an on coming lane hitting another vehicle. he died on the scene. four other people in the two other cars were injured. the accident closed the highway for two hours. >>> chp is cracking down on reckless motorcycles and bike riders. highway patrol officers say gone up. they will target motorcyclists breaking traffic laws on the sunday morning ride. they will also look for bicyclists who don't stop at stop signs or let drivers pass. >>> this upcoming week holds two major traffic
johnson was struck and killed by a race car at marysville raceway. johnson's cousin was driving the car when he lost control and crashed into the pit area. the accident also killed 68- year-old dale wonderjim. hundreds of people are expected to attend a memorial service to remember his life. investigators say they are still looking into that exact cause of the crash. >>> highway patrol is investigating a deadly head on crash in sunol involving three vehicles. it happened yesterday...
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johnson. the 8th grader and another bystander were both killed after a race car driven by johnson's cousin lost control at marysville raceway. yesterday, classmates, coaches and his mother remembered him as a model student and player. he was so excited to get his braces off and play basketball next year. it's really hard that i will never see him play basketball again. >> today is the first day back from spring break. grief counselors will be on the campus. a special assembly has been planned in his honor. >>> 7:54. the stanford women are in the second round of the ncaa basketball tournament. the top-seeded cardinal defeated tulsa yesterday. the game was uncomfortably close. tied at 24 at the half. but then stanford ran away with. stanford won, 72-56 but play michigan tomorrow night, the 8th seed in the tournament. >>> sal, you have the chopper working. >> we have the chopper looking at this problem in mountain view, where a train hit a pedestrian. we have newschopper2 over the intersection of
johnson. the 8th grader and another bystander were both killed after a race car driven by johnson's cousin lost control at marysville raceway. yesterday, classmates, coaches and his mother remembered him as a model student and player. he was so excited to get his braces off and play basketball next year. it's really hard that i will never see him play basketball again. >> today is the first day back from spring break. grief counselors will be on the campus. a special assembly has been...
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johnson. the 8th grader and another bystander were both killed after a race car driven by johnson's cousin lost control at marysville raceway. yesterday, classmates, coaches and his mother remembered him as a model student and player. he was so excited to get his braces off and play basketball next year. it's really hard that i will never see him play basketball again. >> today is the first day back from spring break. grief counselors will be on the campus. a special assembly has been planned in his honor. >>> 7:54. the stanford women are in the second round of the ncaa basketball tournament. the top-seeded cardinal defeated tulsa yesterday. the game was uncomfortably close. tied at 24 at the half. but then stanford ran away with. stanford won, 72-56 but play michigan tomorrow night, the 8th seed in the tournament. >>> sal, you have the chopper working. >> we have the chopper looking at this problem in mountain view, where a train hit a pedestrian. we have newschopper2 over the intersection of
johnson. the 8th grader and another bystander were both killed after a race car driven by johnson's cousin lost control at marysville raceway. yesterday, classmates, coaches and his mother remembered him as a model student and player. he was so excited to get his braces off and play basketball next year. it's really hard that i will never see him play basketball again. >> today is the first day back from spring break. grief counselors will be on the campus. a special assembly has been...